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Executing the Condemned by Cruxifixion

Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...

Past Preconceptions Rejected by the Scientific Revolution

In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...

Political Philosophy of Greece and Athens

much as they are in todays society. Therefore, the philosophies and laws created chaos, but democracy was enjoyed as a fact of ex...

Developments in Architecture

In four pages architectural development is discussed in relation to ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Louis Kahn, and also addresses He...

Ancient Library of Alexandria and its Destruction

In five pages this paper examines the great ancient Library at Alexandria's rise and subsequent destruction. Three sources are ci...

Ancient Rome's Urbanization Process

Regal and early republican periods are the focus of this paper consisting of four pages that examines how architecture and sociali...

Society of Ancient Greece and Women

This paper examines how women in Ancient Greek society were portrayed in a comparative analysis of the plays Lysistrata by Aristop...

Ancient Roman Medicine

in five pages this paper examines how ancient Rome used such medicines as St. John's Wort in a consideration of contemporary treat...

Mediciine of Ancient Egypt

In a paper that consists of eight pages the amazing medical practices of early ancient Egypt are considered in terms of herbal tre...

Local Park Study

In five pages this paper presents a multifaceted study of Santa Ynez, California's NIRA park and campground....

Toxic Sludge is Good for You by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton

In five pages an analysis of this text is presented. There are no other sources listed....

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

Medea, Oedipus Rex and Cruelty

Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...

Comparing the U.S. and Persia

worlds largest during that era. However, his soldierly applications were not this mans hallmark feature when it came to ruling Pe...

Overview of the Maxim 'Sowing and Reaping'

In five pages the cause and effect of the ancient maxim 'sowing and reaping' are examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Tragic Greek Heroes Oedipus and Prometheus

In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Early Civilizations and Their Influence Upon Contemporary Society

In three pages this paper discusses how the empires of ancient Greece and Rome influenced contemporary society in a consideration ...

Religious Comparison Between the Book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

it. The man proceeded immediately to build an ark" (Noss, 38). Marietta Moskin agrees that many of the earliest Hebrew stories d...

Maxwell's There's No Such Thing As 'Business Ethics' There's Only One Rule Reviewed

As well see below, Maxwell is not highly in favor of so-called "ethical behavior," because he believes that ethics is very simply ...

Lysistrata and Laughter According to Bergsonian Criteria

representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...

Breast Cancer and Treatment Alterations Due to Attitudes, Theories, and Concepts

also states that the intervention did not work ands came to the conclusion there was not treatment (American Cancer Society, 2005)...

British Museum Sesostris III Statue

to change, a significant development given the importance of funerary ritual and art in later stages of the cultures evolution. ...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Chapters 1 through 13 Summarized

disgrace. This chapter also describes some of the local customs and reveals an economy based on yam farming. It concludes with O...

Gender Portrayals in Homer's 'The Iliad' and Sophocles' Antigone

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

Ancient Civilizations, Art, and Propaganda

that of his fathers and yet, he knew how to take advantage of the elevations and his engineers made the walls steeper, so that ove...

Book Review of The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell

Throughout the book, in fact, the key goal of Maxwell isnt necessarily how to grow and develop leadership, but rather, how to grow...

John Leslie Livingston and Theodore Grossman's Edited Text The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting Third Edition

While the book is certainly comprehensive in most ways, it has a couple of problems. First, as with all "compilation" type of book...

The Ancient Art of Rome, Greece, and Egypt

history. The Greeks were the first to truly follow Egypt in presenting art and representations of symbolic figures in art histor...

Babylonian Life

the garden he tends (Kowalski, 2004). This does appear to be quite generous. In todays day and age, the owner would get the profi...